Diane Elizabeth Hammond

Diane Elizabeth Didelius was born on February 14, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Fred and Marian (Newman) Didelius. She was their third child with Donald Didelius, MD, the oldest, and Carol Stephens. She had a special loving relationship with her maternal grandmother, Charlotte. The family then moved to Sandusky, Ohio where she grew up. She always loved music. She played clarinet in the Sandusky High School Band and was thrilled to be selected to sing with the A Cappella Choir. She decided to follow her brother and sister into a medical career and was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at The Ohio State University (OSU) in 1961. She then worked at the OSU Medical Hospital, several physician offices, the Columbus Health Department and at Reston Hospital. She met Marvin Hammond in the First Community Church choir and they were married on December 3, 1966. They have four children, Sharon (Budd), Janet (Lane), Craig, and Mark. They are blessed with ten grandchildren. Over the years Diane enjoyed being in multiple choirs, craft making, and keeping in contact with friends from across the country. But most important was her participation in various family, church, and military activities. A celebration of life service will be held at the Gainesville United Methodist Church, 13710 Milestone Ct., Gainesville, VA at 2 PM, on January 30, 2021. The Church is safely able to hold ~125 people. If you are comfortable and able to attend we’d love your attendance but understand if you would prefer to remain at home. The church is following required COVID safety measures to include all persons must wear a mask and complete contact paperwork upon entry. We kindly request that you arrive by 1:45. We have made arrangements to live stream the service which will be open to you if you are not able to attend in person. Please go to the church’s web site, www.gumchurch.com, hover over the “CONNECT” tab at the top and then click on tab that appears “DIANE HAMMOND FUNERAL.” That will open a web page which includes text which includes the words “click here”, which when clicked it will start the zoom meeting of the service. That Zoom meeting will start at 1:45. In lieu of flowers, please contribute in Diane’s name to either the Gainesville United Methodist Church at www.gumchurch.com or at Willing Warriors’ (a local retreat for those service members recovering from major injuries) web site: www.willingwarriors.com

Diane Elizabeth Hammond

February 14, 1939 - December 31, 2020